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International Partner Stories

Our international partners accomplish amazing things with volunteers. Read their stories.

Volunteer assistance is critical to enabling our international partners to create change in their communities. Many of them have shared the work they were able to accomplish with the help of international volunteers. Read their stories below. 

 

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Anhui Village Coop Established with the Bonus of a US Trade Link Established Thanks to VillageLink's Efforts May 11, 2012 VillageLink, United States  The tea took a long journey from Huangtian to market in the United States. Several friends and supporters bought tea through facebook pages and word of mouth. A chance run in with the procurement manager at her local Park Slope Coop in Brooklyn landed us eventually in the office of Simpson and Vail, a major tea distributor in the U.S. North East. The company bought the remaining supply of the tea, and placed it in their catalog, signaling that the US market has been breached by Huangtian's Fire Green tea (see http://www.svtea.com/Huangtian-Villages-Fire-Green-Pearl-Tea-Premium-250-Gm-Tin/productinfo/T0888/ )This past week, Abbie from VillageLink visited the Village to hand over the cash and to discuss next steps. Profits from the entire operation totaled about 3,100 RMB (about $400) $100 of which 2,500 RMB was given... Coop members certify the funds generated by VillageLink's sale of their tea Read More

 

 

Useful Tips for Volunteering with Children May 10, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina  Volunteering with children is an extremely fun and satisfying experience, but don’t forget that your attitude and commitment to the project are the main elements to make your time a great success!1: Try to organize activities for the whole group, so that everyone can join in.Keep the actions very simple, children find it difficult to concentrate hard for a long time!2: Be consistent in how you deal with the children.Kids are very perceptive, they will pick up on any perceived favoritisms.3: Be patient and flexible!Most of the children are very shy; don’t try to rush or force a relationship. Look for ways to compliment and encourage them often as you can.4: Be mindful of cultural differences.It is very important to observe the children’s behavior before you act because their codes... Read More

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fire Destroys Haiti Communitere Workshop - HC Calls for Community Support May 10, 2012 Haiti Communitere, Haiti On the afternoon of May 3, 2012 a devastating fire broke out in the Haiti Communitere workshop. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the fire was extinguished before it spread. The workshop burned to the ground, destroying over two years of collected tool donations, five 40 foot tool containers, building supplies, medical supplies, and multiple projects in progress, totaling over $175,000 USD of damage. In response, the Haiti Communitere community – local and international volunteers, neighbors, firefighters and taxi drivers – came together to contain the fire, and salvage what could be saved of the tools, lumber, medical supplies, and current projects.Now the community is committed to rebuild, and make things better than before. Haiti Communitere’s new workshop will be rebuilt in conjunction with Haitian community members, and that is... Read More

 

 

Labor Day Konbit - Clercine Street Cleanup May 10, 2012 Haiti Communitere, Haiti May 1st is Labor Day in Haiti, and to mark the day a local group based out of HC’s neighborhood, Clercine, organized a konbit (the Creole word “konbit” can be defined as a coming together of individuals in an effort towards a common goal) to clean up the streets there and in surrounding areas. The group, called Coordination Nationale pour L’Intégration et le Développement des Femmes (CONIDEF), and dozens of community members worked together all day on Clercine 8 where giant potholes were being filled, trash was picked up, and streetlights were being installed. Some of the shovels and wheelbarrows used were borrowed from HC, and the money to purchase the streetlights came from a local church and several other groups. It was a perfect example of the positive change... Read More

 

 

Trainings at HC May 10, 2012 Haiti Communitere, Haiti One of the reasons HC exists is to provide a space for Haitians to come and work on projects for their community, but we also use every available opportunity to train Haitians in a new skill. As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” In recent months, HC projects have evolved into trainings simply because of Haitians’ eagerness to learn. Our Eiffel Tower project taught three people from Cite Soleil how to weld, and now those same three guys are working with Lorin Symington of ASTRA, learning how to build solar cook stoves. They have been coming to HC every day for the past few weeks to continue working on... Read More

 

 

A brief history of our Student Laundry May 10, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina Role models of the future, Voluntario Global helps students overcome adversity to form a local cooperative, bringing a positive message to locals of a brighter future. Since Voluntario Global began more than 6 years ago, the organization has prioritized the training and education of Argentinean youth to help them prepare and gain experience for the future. In line with this approach, Voluntario Global has supported the Laundry Project, a student-run cooperative employing nine young people. The majority are from the most impoverished families in Villa Fátima (Barrio de Soldati), Buenos Aires, Argentina. In poor neighborhoods such as Villa Fátima only 10% of young people continue with their studies after secondary school. Instead of studying, many are obligated to support their families... Read More

 

 

Omprakash Partner Sustainability Grant: Second official report May 10, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina Not everyhting always goes as we had planned. But this time, everything is going according to the plan. It is hard work but we are very happy that the laundry cooperative grows and gives new jobs.In our last report, we told you about the new machine donated by Omprakash foundation through their Sustainability Grant, had just arrived.The Laundry Project is run by a group of young people, aged between 18 and 25 years. They come to work every day to develop a culture of cooperation and shared responsibilities.Updating information:With 3 machines (one of them donated) and 2 dryers, there were 8 people working in February and we have now, 9 workers and a worker number 10 will be training during May.We were able to increase not only the number of... Read More

 

 

School Building Plan May 10, 2012 Dynamic Hands Youth International, Ghana  docs.google.com/a/omprakash.org/viewer Please see this link to the plans for our new school.  We have included a budget and building plan.  We need volunteers to help us build this school. Comment on this story

 

 

Ready to Respond in 2012 May 10, 2012 European Disaster Volunteers, Philippines As we continue to support our English and Scholarship Programmes in Haiti, we are also turning out attention to the future. Since leaving Haiti, EDV’s leadership has been focusing on internal capacity building by raising funds, developing a marketing strategy and business plan, and forging new partnerships in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. This work has one goal: to grow our charity so that we can respond when and where we’re needed in 2012. We aim to not only duplicate our successes in Haiti, where we recruited 190 volunteers, raised £137,000 ($221,492), and completed 20 projects changed the lives of more than 3,000 survivors, but to exceed our Haiti accomplishments.We don’t yet know when or where we’re going – this will depend on where and... Read More

 

 

Project Report for April - What We Do at PSF :) May 08, 2012 Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru Pisco Sin Fronteras – April Projects Report   Modular Home (Espinoza)On 25th April a project was started to build a modular house inside the shell of an existing building that had collapsed during the 2007 earthquake. The shell comprised of two side walls, a back wall that housed a small room (used to sleep seven members of the family) and a front shell made of scrap wood and plastic. The modular would be three sided with one side utilising an existing wall, and be approximately 8m x 4m, with two internal rooms.Initial clearing of the site was conducted and a new concrete floor overlaid on the existing area to build a solid foundation. A few issued arose with the delivery of aggregate that resulted in a delay to the completion of... Painting educational tables for a local school group Building platforms, ladders , slides and tunnels at Plaza del Parque Children's playground is underway Kids enjoying the new see-saw at Plaza del Parque Plaza del Parque community park started in March Early days at earth bags Earth bag community centre getting close to completion Read More

 

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